CSI Member Newsletter
November 2017

What is Important to You?

By Jim Wicks

CSI is into its second year of operation, and Kevin Shaw and I have been busy growing your Colorist Society into a powerful and effective voice in the color community and the film and television industry.

We recognize that it can seem quiet sometimes, but it is not because we’re sitting on our laurels: quite the opposite, actually.

Kevin and I devote scores of hours per month working on your behalf to build a strong foundation and infrastructure that will help CSI last for many years to come.

We want to hear from you. What do you want CSI to do on behalf of the membership? What is important to you? Got a suggestion or an idea? Email us at: admin@coloristsociety.com.

This is your Colorist Society. What is important to you?

IMDbPro Discount for All CSI Members

As part of the IMDbPro Affiliate Program, all members of Colorist Society International receive 25% off their IMDbPro membership.

To take advantage of this offer, you need to first get the CSI discount code.

Log into the CSI website, and look for the discount page under the Full Members and Alliance & Associates Menu dropdowns. If you have not completed your registration – now is the time to do so. The IMDbPro discount is available exclusively to all CSI members.

Once you have the CSI discount code, go to IMDbPro.com/redeem. Enter your email address and the exclusive CSI discount code.

Please note: offers may not be combined and entering a new promo code will override any existing discount that has been applied to your account. Promotional discounts will be applied at the start of your next billing cycle. This offer is limited to members of CSI and is non-transferable.

IMDbPro Recognition for Work Performed by CSI Colorists

It is important that you get your CSI screen credit, but it is also important that you be listed at IMDbPro.com as a CSI colorist.

IMDbPro, the leading information resource for the entertainment industry, has expanded its Guild Affiliations page to include professional digital colorists who are members of Colorist Society International.

This means that all CSI Full Members who work on productions listed at IMDb can now choose their CSI designation at the Guild Affiliations page of IMDbPro. This is reserved for CSI Full Members only.

Recognition by IMDb further helps to further solidify and promote the art and craft of color grading within the industry.

Flanders Scientific 5% Discount for CSI Members

The holiday season is approaching, and this would be a good
time to make your holiday wish list and treat yourself.

Flanders Scientific, a key corporate sponsor of Colorist
Society International, is offering a 5% discount for all CSI Members.

Bram Desmet, CEO and General Manager said: “Members of
Colorist Society International may use the exclusive discount code at www.ShopFSI.com
or www.ShopFSI.eu. This will entitle them to a 5% discount on any 1 item per
year.

To get the 2017 FSI discount code, log into the CSI website,
and look for the discount page under the Full Members and Alliance &
Associates Menu dropdowns. The FSI discount is available to all CSI members.

CSI members need to ensure they only have a single item in the
cart and apply the coupon to that. If you want to order accessories with the
item you just need to place a separate order. FSI can still consolidate the
shipment to save on shipping costs. If you have any questions – call or email
FSI.

Colorist Podcast: Bob Festa, CSI

Bob Festa is a name that is synonymous with the very best
that is the art and craft of color grading. Bob is an award-winning colorist in
a career that spans more than 30 years.

After so much time grading how does Bob avoid burnout and
still enjoy a long career as a colorist? Find out the answer to that and other
topics in the latest edition of the Colorist Podcast.

Josh Petok, CSI, sat down with Bob who gladly shares his
skills, experience, and knowledge for the next generation of artists.

Getting Credit

Kevin and I are working hard to get Producers and Production
Companies into the routine of asking to add the CSI after your name. Things are
changing.

Charles Boileau, CSI emailed us from beautiful Montreal,
Quebec, Canada to tell us about his screen credit for the film, The Little
Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches.

“For this film it was fairly easy... The director was in the
grading room writing credits. He said: “Charles, how should I credit your
name?” Charles replied, “Just put me down as Colorist”… “OH!!!! Add CSI after
my name!.”

Shot on Red Epic Monochrome. This project is one of the most
beautiful B&W I had the chance to do.

Cheers!

Charles Boileau, CSI

Montreal, QC Canada

CSI Forums

Don’t forget there are two CSI forums.

If you are an associate or alliance member, the forum is a great place to ask questions or discuss things out of public view. There are some good forums out there, but sometimes it is better to discuss things among ourselves. Most recently, Roel Videler posted some helpful resources to the Associate forum. The main thread on the full member forum is a discussion on our goals and how to get there.

Both Member areas have exclusive CSI discounts, software suggestions, and download pages. If you have something to share, or something you are looking for use the forums or send it to admin@coloristsociety.com.

As always, we appreciate our sponsors (and hope to add more to the list).
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If you have news, photos, projects your working on, etc. that you would like to share with your CSI fellow members in future newsletters – send us an email at admin@coloristsociety.com with all the details.